Driving
Evaluations take 2 -3 hours.
The
in-house clinical test take approx. 2 hours and
the behind the wheel assessment takes approx.
1 hour.
All
Behind the wheel assessments our done in our vehicles
as we are State Certified and our vehicles are
equipped with Dual Controls and adapted equipment.
Driving
evaluations are performed by a registered Occupational
Therapist who is also a state Certified Driving
Instructor and a Certified Driver Rehabilitation
Specialist. OT and facility are members of ADED:
The Association for the Driver Rehabilitation
Specialist.
The
following is a list of what we test for:
-
Cognitive Skills
- Memory
- Attention
- PA
Driving Knowledge
- Head/Neck
Flexibility
- Range
of Motion
- Strength
- Reaction
Time in the Vehicle
- Multi-tasking
- And….
Vision
plays a large role in the overall task of driving
so we do several vision tests, to include testing
for:
- Visual
Acuity
– Optec 2000 Machine
- Visual
Memory
- Visual
Perception
- Figure
ground
- Form
constancy
- Spatial
relationships
- Visual
response time
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